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Create and Import a Global Property Set

Follow these steps to create and import a Global Property Set. Apstra ConnectorOps uses this Property Set as input to render SRX configurations.

You must define a Property Set with input information for ConnectorOps to automate configuration generation to the SRXs. ConnectorOps uses this Property Set as the data source for configuration rendering and to establish connectivity between devices.

You must configure a Property Set with the "connector_ops_config" prefix. The property set must include the following:

  • "SRX_details": SRX device details

  • "commitConfig": A Boolean flag (true, false). If set to “true”, ConnectorOps pushes the configuration and commits it on the SRX. If set to “false”, ConnectorOps saves the config file on the SRX but doesn’t commit, so that you can review the file before committing. The config file is saved in the following path: /var/tmp/MNHA-<blueprint_name>-<device_name>_config_<timestamp>.txt.

    The config files are located in /var/tmp.


    Shell command output showing `ls -lrt` in the /var/tmp directory on a Unix-like system. Displays file permissions, owners, groups, sizes, timestamps, and names of directories, files, named pipes, and temporary configuration files.

  • "sharedLoopbackIP": Shared loopback IP address between peer SRX.

  • "vrf": VRF assignment details for route leaking and policy configuration.

The following is an example Property Set:

For managementIP, specify the SRX management address as either an IP or hostname. If SSH access uses a non-default port, specify it as host:port (for example, 192.0.2.1:2222). ConnectorOps uses port 22 by default if no port is provided.

  1. Navigate to Design > Property Sets > Create Property Set.
    The Create Property Set window displays.
  2. Enter a Name and define a Property Set configuration in Values.
    Make sure to follow the proper naming convention.
  3. From within your Blueprint, navigate to Staged > Catalog > Property Sets > Import Property Set.
    The Import Property Set from Global Catalog window displays.
  4. Select the Property Set you created from the dropdown, and click Import Property Set.

    User interface for selecting and importing a property set from a dropdown list, with an Import Property Set button.
    This triggers an event, and ConnectorOps uses the Property Set as input to generate the configuration.
  5. Verify that ConnectorOps has generated a Global Configlet by navigating to Design > Configlets.

    Configlets beginning with "configlet" prefixes are automatically generated by ConnectorOps during its operational workflow.

  6. (Optional) Log into your SRX and verify that the custom configs showing Group names that match the generated configs are present.
    The group names should match the name of the Global Configlet.

    Configuration output from a Juniper device in set format showing high-availability settings, including redundancy groups, peer IPs, activeness probes, and routing priorities.
  7. If commitConfig="true", ConnectorOps pushes the configurations to the SRX and you must manually reboot the SRX for the HA configs to take effect.